Wednesday, September 18, 2013

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Long Island Rail Road Locomotive #522, an EMD DM30AC. The EMD DE30AC and EMD DM30AC are 46 locomotives built in 1997-1998 by Electro-Motive Division in the Super Steel Plant in Schenectady NY for the Long Island Rail Road of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) in New York.

Seen here at The West Side Yard (officially the John D. Caemmerer West Side Yard) a rail yard owned by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority on the west side of Manhattan in New York City. Used to store commuter rail trains operated by the Long Island Rail Road, the 26.17-acre yard sits between West 30th Street, West 33rd Street, Tenth Avenue and Twelfth Avenue.

The C3 is a bi-level coach railroad car built by Kawasaki. These cars began delivery in 1997, ordered by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (New York) for the Long Island Rail Road. The rail cars are pulled by EMD DE30AC and EMD DM30AC over both electrified and non-electrified territory.